Marion Butler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marion Butler

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-May-1863

Place of Birth: Clinton, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1938

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Marion Butler

  • Marion Butler (May 20, 1863 – June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer.
  • He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901.
  • At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina Populist Party.
  • He also affiliated with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party at different points in his career.
  • He was the older brother of George Edwin Butler. Born in Sampson County, North Carolina, Butler took over his family's farm after graduating from the University of North Carolina.
  • He became a leader of the Farmers' Alliance and won election to the North Carolina Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
  • During the 1892 election, he led a group of North Carolina Democrats opposed to Grover Cleveland into the Populist Party.
  • As a leader of the Populists, Butler advocated "Fusion" with the Republican Party, and the Populists and Republicans together won control of the state legislature in the 1894 elections.
  • The new legislature elected Butler to the United States Senate. In the Senate, Butler advocated for Populist reforms like the institution of bimetallism and the nationalization of railroads.
  • In the 1896 presidential election, Butler helped orchestrate a compromise with the national Democratic Party whereby both parties nominated William Jennings Bryan.
  • Butler stood for re-election in 1900, but Democrats had regained control of the state legislature and he was defeated.
  • After his defeat, Butler practiced law in Washington, D.C.
  • He died in 1938 in Takoma Park, Maryland, a nearby suburb.

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